Baby bath



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Patented Feb. 28, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFicE' Bernard J. Greenbaum, Weston, Conn. Application January 22, 1947, Serial "No. 723,634

- 6 Claims. (01. 47177) This invention relates to baby's bath and more particularly to a collapsible type of bath with a flexible tub. The object of the invention is to provide a sturdy stable bath which will not tip and which can be folded up to occupy a minimum of space when not in use. A further object is to provide a bath of the type described with a combined cover and scale and provided with a suitable tray and accoutrements to give the greatest convenience of using it. Another ob- Ject is to provide a construction wherein the load is borne by a stretching action rather than a construction in which the strain is in the nature of a stress. A further object and advantage is to provide leg members with a base having a curve with a diminishing radius to enable the easier handling and collapsing of the bath. Other objects and advantages become apparent from the accompanying drawings and description, in which- Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the bath setup.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view.

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a bottom view with the legs folded.

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a detailed view showing the manner in which the table is attached.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the bath consists of a top table member ID, a collapsible conventional tub member H and a tray member l2 supported by legs l4 and I5. The table member is pivotally mounted by the triangular hinge l8 on the end member I 6 of the frame to support the tub while the side member H of said frame acts as a base for the table member ID. Mounted within the table member ID isia scale 20 having an indicating dial 2 I. The scale extends over substantially the entire surface of the table member If]. The legs I 4 are hinged at 22 to the end member I6 and the legs l are similarly hinged at 23 to the other end member I6. The legs M are provided with a cross-bar 24. The legs [5 have no corresponding cross-bar but have a supporting bar 25 at the top just below the hinge 23. Pivoted to the leg members [5 are two arms 26, while pivoted to the cross-bar 24 are similar arms 21. The arms 26 and 21 are in turn pivoted to bars 28 and 29 on the bottom of the tray member I2 and support this tray member. The tray member I2 is provided with handles 30 and 3| to facilitate handling. At the top of the leg members l4 and I5 are arcular blocks 35, there being one for each corner. These arcularblocks have a curve with a diminishing radius and at each end are connected by the rods 36 and 31 which serve to strengthen the structure. The rods 36 and 31 also furnish convenient towel racks and are helpful as handles in setting up and taking down the bath. When the bath is in a folded position and it is desired to open it, it is only necessary to take a hold of the rod .36 and the rod 31. Th weight of the tray 12 will force the leg members downand into place and the bath is automatically set up. When itis desired to collapse the bath it is only necessary to take a hold of the handle 3| and to liftit upwardly. This will cause the legs IE to collapse and fold into place as is shown in Fig. 4 and will then exert pressure on the legs causing them to follow the legs l5 toward the body. As the arcuate blocks 35 reach the floor the action of the floor against the curved surface thereof is such that it will force the legs l4 into the folded position, thus completely closing the bath. The handle 30 is provided as an additional grip and, also, to facilitate carrying. The bath, of course, is provided with the conventional features such as the drain 4!], a curve 4| in the tray 20 to provide leg room, the hanging of soap dishes and other conventional features within the tub.

I claim:

1. In a device of the class described, an open frame adapted to receive and support a tub, supporting legs hinged to the corners of the frame and foldable up beneath the frame longitudinally thereof, a. tray disposed below the frame, and arms pivoted to the legs and extending horizon tally beneath the tray and pivoted thereto, the weight of the tray resting on said arms and tending to keep the legs spread apart.

2. In a device of the class described, an open frame adapted to receive and support a tub, supporting legs hinged to the corners of the frame and. foldable up beneath the frame longitudinally thereof, a tray disposed below the frame, and arms pivoted to the legs and extending horizontally beneath the tray and pivoted thereto, the weight of the tray resting on said arms and tending to keep the legs spread apart, and arcuate blocks connected to the outer faces of the legs at the top thereof.

3. In a device of the class described, an open frame adapted to receive and support a tub, supporting legs hinged to the corners of the frame and foldable up beneath the frame longitudinally thereof, a tray disposed below the frame, and arms pivoted to the legs and extending horizontally beneath the tray and pivoted thereto, the weight of the tray resting on said arms and tending to vkeep the legs spread apart, arcuate blocks connected to the outer faces of the legs at the top thereof, and rods spaced from the legs and extending parallel to the ends of the frame and connecting pairs of said blocks.

4. In a device of the class described, an open frame adapted to receive and support a tub, supporting legs hinged to the corners of the frame and foldable up beneath the frame longitudinally thereof, a tray disposed below the frame, arms pivoted to the legs and extending horizontally beneath the tray and pivoted thereto, the weight of the tray resting on "said arms and tending to keep the legs spread apart, and'an open table of blocks, a flat tray disposed below the frame,

bars fixed to the lower face of the tray and ex tending transversely to the length of the frame and spaced at predetermined distancesfrom the ends of said tray, arms pivoted to the legs and extending horizontally beneath said tray and pivoted to said bars, the weight of the tray resting on the arms tending to keep the arms and the legs in open expanded position.

6. In a device of the class described, an open rectangular frame adapted to receive a tub, legs hinged to the corners of the frame at points below the tops of said legs and foldable up beneath the frame longitudinally thereof, arcuate blocks of diminishing radius connected to the outer faces of the legs at the top thereof, rods spaced from said legs and extending parallel to the ends of the frame and connecting the pairs of blocks, a flat tray disposed below the frame, bars fixed to the lower face of the tray and extending transversely to the length of the frame REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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